Warehouse News

• Warehouse Tenant Pleads Guilty in Ghost Ship Fire That Killed 36
  
  Some relatives of those killed in the Oakland warehouse fire in 2016 said they were outraged that prosecutors had a deal with the defendant that they said would allow him to avoid additional time behind bars.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 23 Jan 2021.
• Man pleads guilty to 36 deaths from "Ghost Ship" warehouse blaze
  
  Derick Almena pleaded guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the 2016 San Francisco Bay Area warehouse fire.
  CBS News.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Fire crews pump away floodwater outside warehouse storing Oxford Covid vaccines
  
  Excess water surrounded buildings at Wockhardt's pharmaceutical facility on Wrexham Industrial Estate during a deluge of rain caused by Storm Christoph.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• 6,000 Amazon warehouse workers will hold union vote in Alabama on Feb. 8
  
  Roughly 6,000 employees at the Alabama warehouse will begin voting on Feb. 8 to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.
  CNBC.  Saturday, 16 Jan 2021.
• Trial Over Deadly 2019 Kazakh Ammo Blasts To Continue Behind Closed Doors
  
  A court in Kazakhstan's southern city of Shymkent has decided to continue behind closed doors a trial concerning a series of deadly ammunition warehouse blasts in 2019. It cited classified materials in the case for doing so.
  Radio Liberty.  Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021.
• Toy giant Hamley's is accused of 'ruining Christmas
  
  UK store has blamed warehouse shortages and lockdown on the unfilled orders, even though items appear in stock on their website but customers say they aren't able to get a response from toy giant.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021.
• FACT CHECK: Were Counterfeit Ballots Found At A Warehouse In Fulton County, Georgia?
  
  'They are real ballots, they are unused ballots'
  Daily Caller.  Thursday, 7 Jan 2021.
• Firebolt, Israeli Cloud Data Warehouse Startup Forklifts Forward
  
  The cloud is full of databases. More specifically, the world of cloud computing is populated by a massive number of cloud databases, many of which belong to the increasingly popularized notion of the cloud data warehouse. ...
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 5 Jan 2021.
• France: More than 2,500 break virus restrictions at illegal rave
  
  The New Year's Eve event, held in a warehouse in a village in Brittany, was shut down on Saturday.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 2 Jan 2021.
• Amazon Workers Near Vote on Joining Union at Alabama Warehouse
  
  The election, expected early next year, will be one of the few times that employees of the e-commerce giant have had an opportunity to decide whether to join a union.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 30 Dec 2020.
• Police Bust Illegal Speakeasy With 200 People In Warehouse
  
  Police found 200 people congregated at the warehouse
  Daily Caller.  Monday, 28 Dec 2020.
• NJ cops bust warehouse party packed with 200 people breaking coronavirus restrictions
  
  Two women have been arrested after police in Newark, New Jersey, busted an illegal bar in a warehouse packed with 200 people amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.
  Fox News.  Monday, 28 Dec 2020.
• The Covid-19 Crisis Changed Fulfillment Tech Forever. Here's What's Next.
  
  Warehouse technology just changed at warp speed... and this is the ripple effect.
  Entrepreneur.  Wednesday, 23 Dec 2020.
• Amazon (AMZN) to Open New Facility in Sioux Falls, Add 1K Jobs
  
  Amazon (AMZN) is planning to open a new fulfillment center in Sioux Falls. This will further expand its logistics and warehouse facilities.
  Zacks.  Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020.
• Amazon closes New Jersey warehouse after workers test positive for coronavirus
  
  The facility, known as PNE5, will remain closed until Dec. 26 "out of an abundance of caution," according to a notice sent to employees.
  CNBC.  Monday, 21 Dec 2020.

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